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What tickles you? Discover books in your favourite humour category

Humorous Mystery and Crime

Romantic Comedy

Satirical Comedy

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Social comedy
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Humorous Mystery and Crime Scoundrels 2

The Hunt for Hansclapp

Major Victor Cornwall

Kidnapping in the Congo, manslaughter on the Orient Express and romance at the Stasi's Christmas Party: the Majors are back!

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Humorous Mystery and Crime Scoundrels 1

Scoundrels

Major Victor Cornwall

Brace yourself for the Majors' scandalous tales of murder, panda-hunting, Nazi fortresses and (believe it or not) even more...

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Satirical Comedy A Serge Storms Adventure

The Serge Storms Adventures: Books 1-3

Tim Dorsey

Brace yourself for a triple dose of action and mayhem with Florida’s most lovable serial killer!

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Yellowthread Street Mystery 6

Sci Fi

William Marshall

Amid the chaos of the Sci Fi and Horror Movie convention, a Spaceman with a flame gun appears…

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Yellowthread Street Mystery 12

Frogmouth

William Marshall

What kind of maniac would massacre a zoo?

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Humorous Mystery and Crime The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency 7

Beyond the Gravy

Mandy Morton

The spirits move Hettie and Tilly to investigate an old murder mystery, where all the cats involved appear to be dead...

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Humorous Mystery and Crime An Inspector Pel Mystery 1

Death Set to Music

Mark Hebden

A brutal murder has been committed to an operatic soundtrack: can Inspector Pel identify the killer?

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Mrs Pollifax Mystery 5

Mrs Pollifax on Safari

Dorothy Gilman

The most lovable and unlikely of international spies! – perfect for fans of Miss Seeton

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Yellowthread Street Mystery 1

Yellowthread Street

William Marshall

The first of William Marshall's suspenseful and hilarious Hong Kong police procedurals.

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Social comedy The Bandy Papers 8

Hitler Vs. Me

Donald Jack

He may be ageing but Bandy is ready to take on the Nazis in the cockpit of a super new Spitfire.

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Flaxborough Mystery 3

Hopjoy Was Here

Colin Watson

The inhabitants of 14 Beatrice Avenue have disappeared, and something very disagreeable seems to be lurking in the drains… 

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Science Fiction and Fantasy The Darkwood Series 1

Darkwood

Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Can Gretel save the Darkwood and her home village from the sinister masked Huntsmen?

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Disconnect your device, and the book should be on your Kindle device’s home screen.

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